Classes & Events

I’ve partnered with numerous writing programs and organizations to offer one-off webinars, including Blue Stoop, HerStory, Writing Workshops, and Hippocampus.

Upcoming events:

Stay tuned!


Past events:

Deep Dive: Mining Your Obsessions: Writing (Nearly) Endless Essays On One Subject | Hippocampus Online | Sunday, August 16, 2026


Courtney Maum w/ Elizabeth Austin // ALAN OPTS OUT | Friday, June 5, 2026


The Art of the Humble Brag: Self-Promotion for the Self-Critical | Sunday, May 3, 2026


Open Secrets LIVE! Family Panel | Saturday, May 2, 2026


Mining Your Obsessions: Creating a Personal Thematic Map | Saturday, April 4, 2026


Our Unique Brains: Neurodivergent Writers Share Strategies | A Writer’s Party Philly | Thursday, March 19, 2026 | 8:00pm – 9:00pm EST


Rejection as Redirection: Resubmission Strategies | Saturday, March 14, 2026


No Pants? No Problem: “Planners” Share Their Outlining Processes | AWP Baltimore | Friday, March 6, 2026 | 9:00am – 10:00am EST


Writing Illness Narratives: A 4-Week Zoom Essay Workshop | Wednesday, January 14, 2026


Personal Essay Endings That Stick: Writing Impactful Endings Readers Remember | Saturday, December 13, 2025


Thinking About Platform (for Writers): Leveraging Themes & Strengths to Build an Authentic Audience | Tuesday, December 9, 2025


Understanding Through Stories: An Introduction to Narrative Medicine | Saturday, November 8, 2025


Writing Your Pain | Sunday, July 20, 2025


The Power of Personal Narratives: Crafting Op-Eds That Spark Change | Monday, March 17, 2025



AWP LA ’25

Featured Reader,
Past Ten Anthology launch

March 25, 2025


Narratively live Q&A, Substack

February 2025


Must Love Memoir Reading Series

Jake’s Dilemma, New York, NY

January 2025


VCFA Alumnx Reading

October 2024

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Zoom


The Project for Advancing Healthcare Stewardship Symposium

September 2024

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Minneapolis, MN